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DAVID PYE: Don't just blame the referees when they get little help from assistants
RARELY a week goes by these days in football when we are not talking about refereeing decisions changing games, and yet again the debate is raging after several high-profile incidents at the weekend. The biggest talking point after Sunday’s matches
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Sordell exploring the world of human trafficking
THE vile world of human trafficking is not a topic you might expect a footballer to take under his wing, let alone one at the tender age of 22, but then Marvin Sordell is not one to shy away from tough subject matter. Wanderers' young striker has
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Matacunas on target as Fold grasp the nettle
JOHNSON Fold stretched their lead at the top of Division One to three points with a 3-1 victory at FC Castle A. Tim Matacunas led the scoring, bagging a brace for the league leaders, and team-mate Craig Salone also got his name of the scoresheet
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Bolton bid to shake off cup exit
BOLTON Under-14s will aim to make progress in the Greater Manchester Schools’ League when they travel to take on Preston on Saturday, kick off 10.30am. The local lads have fared well in the league of late after a disappointing start. They bounced
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Parky double puts Mills back on track
HOWE Bridge Mills bounced back from a disappointing defeat to high-flying Bury GSOB last week with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over local rivals Little Lever SC. Only one place separated them in the Premier Division, but the home side started the
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Saints alive and kicking with ambitious £1m plan
THRIVING Horwich St Mary’s are on the verge of a new era as they embark on an ambitious £1million development of their Scholes Bank home. The club, which boasts 31 teams in various leagues across Lancashire and caters for more than 500 players,
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Alcohol: will they, won’t they?
FIRST, they will, then they won’t, now they say a decision will be made “after careful evaluation”. I am talking about the government’s proposals to introduce a minimum price per unit on alcohol, and what appears to be yet another U-turn. It
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Offended by her attitude
I AM writing in response to the story, “Fraudster turned businesswoman buys football club” (Thursday, March 14). I am shocked and appalled that you have given this woman (Donna Oxendale) publicity that she clearly does not deserve or merit.
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‘Seemingly biased reporting against the Royal Bolton Hospital’
I AM becoming increasingly perturbed and confused by the seemingly biased reporting in The Bolton News which appears to have a major problem with the Royal Bolton Hospital. Legitimate reporting is one thing but every little thing that normally
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Fan’s delight after Whites star Spearing replaces ‘stolen’ shirt
WHEN 10-year-old football fan Owen Morris caught Jay Spearing’s shirt which was thrown into the crowd after the Wanderers’ clash with Barnsley he was over-the-moon. But just seconds later, the young Bolton Academy player was devastated when the
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A Fab start to the city centre run
n MIRACLE man Fabrice Muamba will be the honorary starter of Britain’s biggest 10k running event, the Bupa Great Manchester Run, on Sunday, May 26. Muamba, whose heart stopped beating for 78 minutes after he collapsed on the pitch during the Wanderers
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Holy Trinity good news
REGARDING the conversion of Holy Trinity, I am pleased that at last a solution seems on the horizon for this beautiful building. Hopefully, the architects could revisit the original development plans as the vestry was being saved. But it is
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Up to the public and the Press
IN 1999, my father-in-law, who was 92 years old at the time, was admitted into Bolton Royal with a suspected heart attack. He was kept on a trolley for nearly nine hours in A&E waiting for a bed to become available. Eventually, he was taken
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Plans for a new cinema, smaller shopping area and 'office hub’ for Bolton
A NEW cinema, a smaller shopping area, and plans to turn Bolton into the main hub for town centre offices in north Greater Manchester are among radical plans to stave off the threat of online retail. The Greater Manchester Planning and Housing
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A new arena and more staff for technology firm
A BOLTON technology business has moved to a new office and is taking on extra staff. Arena Group has moved from Chorley New Road in Bolton to The Quad in Atherleigh Business Park in Atherton. Bosses are also celebrating acquiring 100 new customers
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Charity shop shuts after 10 years in town centre years in the town centre
A POPULAR charity shop is closing its doors for good after failing to find a new home. The Salvation Army store, in Newport Street, which was leased from a private landlord, has been raising money for the Christian charity since May, 2003.
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Town joins the stars at Cannes
THE man in charge of regeneration in Bolton says major developers expressed interest in the borough during an international real estate event on the French Riviera. Keith Davies, Bolton Council’s director of development and regeneration, shared
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Train ticket queue delays
COMMUTERS have criticised rail bosses after a ticket machine broke down at the busiest time of the week. Passengers arrived at Bolton train station yesterday morning to find the self-service facility was out of order, leading to longer than usual
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Hospital loan is £6m less than forecast
ROYAL Bolton Hospital bosses have revealed they will need to borrow almost £6 million less than they had originally forecast. The struggling Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which is now more than £14.5 million in debt, has had to borrow cash from
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Carer gets suspended jail term for ‘despicable’ offence
A CARER who stole more than £800 from an elderly woman has been given a suspended jail sentence. Kath Pittfield, aged 47, plundered cash from her victim’s account when she was supposed to be doing her shopping, Bolton Magistrates Court heard yesterday
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New chance to join mass scheme in bid to cut annual electricity bills
A MOVE to help residents save money on their electricity bills is spreading across Greater Manchester. More than 35,000 people signed up to the GM Fair Energy scheme when it was launched in January and it has opened for registration for a second
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Patients return to renal unit after major facelift
BOLTON’S renal dialysis unit has re-opened after a £120,000 investment. The centre, based at the Royal Bolton Hospital but run by Salford Royal Foundation Trust, closed in January for building work to improve the accommodation and repairs.
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Neighbour from hell is given marching orders
A NEIGHBOUR from hell whose flat had blood-stained walls and syringe-covered floors has been evicted. Dereck Clarke was thrown out of the property he was renting in Campbell Court, Farnworth, after Bolton at Home staff discovered thousands of pounds
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Lego enthusiast shows off his amazing models
RAPUNZEL’S tower, an arena seating hundreds of miniature plastic figures and a helicopter are among the impressive Lego models created by enthusiast Robert Clarkson. The 55-year-old exhibited his work, along with other members of the Northern Brickworks
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Adviser invited to baby scan
A MUM-TO-BE who “smoked in secret” has bumped the habit — thanks to a service in Bolton. Gabriella Wilkinson, aged 21, had previously been un- successful in stubbing out her habit, but she managed to quit after a midwife referred her to Bump The
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Head calls for radical reform of exam system
THE headteacher of one of Bolton’s top schools has called for the exams watchdog Ofqual to be scrapped and replaced with an independent body following last year’s GCSE debacle. Bolton School boys’ division head Philip Britton said such a move would
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Ricketts urges Whites to brush off Ipswich defeat and keep the winning mentality
SAM Ricketts hopes the new-found winning mentality at Wanderers will not be derailed after their last-gasp defeat at Ipswich on Saturday. After successive 1-0 victories of their own, Dougie Freedman’s men were on the receiving end in Suffolk when
